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Emerging Anilox Technologies: How They Impact Brands, Board & Box

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There was a time not too long ago when flexo corrugated and folding carton printing consisted of adding a blue or black logo with text to a plain cardboard box as a means to transport products safely and identify “this way up” or “fragile.” It was all an attempt to emulate offset and fell far […]

Anilox Rolls for Coatings

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When print designers of the past thought of adding value to the printing for a product, they thought about plate screens, color combinations and fineness of print. For many years, added value also meant hot-foil stamping, cold foil, couponing or some other downstream enhancement. Today, 4-color process—and to a large degree 7-color process—have become well-established, […]

Understanding the Anilox: Improve Performance Reliability While Reducing Waste

When I was first learning how to run a press, one of the biggest things I could remember thinking was, “How am I supposed to know how these different anilox rollers print?” I would watch all the veteran operators switching out anilox rollers, and they knew exactly which one to drop into press for each […]

Weldon Celloplast Limited Appointed Exclusive Agents of Sonic Solutions USA

MOKENA, IL—USA-headquartered Sonic Solutions LLC has appointed New Delhi-based Weldon Celloplast Limited as its exclusive agents in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for its Ultrasonic anilox roll cleaners. Sonic Solutions is a leading global manufacturer of ultrasonic anilox roll and sleeve cleaning equipment and cleaning solutions. It has been supplying […]

Chrome-Free Anilox Technologies: Developing an Alternative Manufacturing Process

The use of chrome, and in particular chrome in its hexavalent form, has become a taboo in roll-manufacturing industries. If you are unfamiliar with the dangers of hexavalent chrome, look no further than Wikipedia, which states that inhaled hexavalent chromium is recognized as a human carcinogen, and that it can also be found in drinking […]

Anilox Selection: The Impact on Ink Strength, Drying & Curing

Improvements in laser technology, software, processing and ceramics have allowed anilox manufacturers to create new specialized patterns. These new patterns have added opportunities printers never had before. It can be a bit challenging when you are trying to order a new anilox for a project. Do I go with a standard hex or with an […]

Flash Poll Reveals Common Printer Problems with Ink, Anilox Rolls, Doctor Blades

Admit to challenges. Resolve to find solutions to them. Seek help and advice where appropriate. Learn from the experience. Those were the four fundamental instructions flexographic printers put forth to their peers in a recent FLEXO Magazine Flash Poll that sought to identify the most common problems encountered as a result of the ink/anilox roll/doctor […]

Aniloxes & Automation: New Machinery Leverages Technology to Clean, Inventory & Maintain Rolls

Technology has changed the landscape of manufacturing. Now that computers and technology have penetrated the flexographic industry, automation has become a competitive advantage in today’s manufacturing world, whether it’s simply upgrading an old press with new controls or a large investment into robotics to streamline a certain function of the overall process. The pace at […]